Sponsored Research Lead, Cornell Collaboration for International Development Economics Research (CIDER)

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The Cornell Collaboration for International Development Economics Research (CIDER):

The Cornell Collaboration for International Development Economics Research (CIDER) is a multi-college initiative launched in 2024, supported by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, and led by the Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business. CIDER mounts a range of programs in support of faculty research, outreach and impact in low- and middle-income communities (LMICs) around the world and hosts the Structural Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STARS) research mentoring program for early career development economics scholars from the Global South. The common denominator to all CIDER programs is rigorous empirical research in development economics - often in collaboration with researchers across disciplines and subfields - to generate actionable findings to help reduce poverty and unnecessary human suffering and promote inclusive, sustainable development resistant to shocks and stressors globally.

The Sponsored Research Lead, CIDER Opportunity:

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The CIDER Sponsored Research Lead is the lead staff member responsible for facilitating CIDER core faculty and STARS Fellows' successful sponsored research programs. This includes

• building and maintaining an up-to-date catalog of sponsored research funding opportunities accessible and appropriate to CIDER faculty and STARS Fellows, and sharing a digest of such opportunities and deadlines,
• building and maintaining a restricted access (to CIDER faculty and STARS Fellows) library of successful grant proposals that CIDER faculty and STARS Fellows can consult in developing their own new proposals,
• working closely with CIDER faculty and STARS Fellows principal investigators (PIs) and the Office of Sponsored Research for pre-award support for grants and contracts proposals led by CIDER faculty and STARS Fellows PIs,
• post-award technical support to CIDER faculty PIs with routine technical reporting to sponsors (complementing OSP/SFA management of the administrative parts), Institutional Review Board submissions, etc.,
• working with communications colleagues to capture and publicize highlights from sponsored research so as to raise the profile of CIDER and STARS research.

The Sponsored Research Lead will routinely represent Cornell in meetings and negotiations with external partners and funders. The position may entail research support to any of a broad portfolio of research projects involving one or more CIDER core faculty from across the four Colleges. This staff member will also participate in CIDER training programs for pre-docs and STARS Fellows and may help with research workshops, especially those related to sponsored projects.

This is initially a 75% effort (30 hrs./wk.) appointment. As CIDER's revenue stream grows over time, or as faculty with successful large grants build time for this position into their award budgets directly, we expect the role to expand to 100% time.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Demonstrated skill in understanding of cultural differences.
• Bachelors degree with 3 to 6 years relevant work experience.
• Significant prior research grants writing, project or program management experience.
• Excellent communications, computer and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both in a team environment and independently.
• Ability to proactively set and successfully meet deadlines and multi-task.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or higher research degree, preferably in economics or a related discipline.
• Experience managing large (>$1 mn) research grants from donors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, National Science Foundation, US Agency for International Development, etc.
• Experience with institutional review board approval processes.
• Experience with research processes and peer-reviewed publication.
• Experience contributing to project communications and budgets.

This is a 1-year fixed-term onsite position, based in Ithaca, NY working 30 hours per week. There is possibility of renewal based upon performance and the availability of funding. Salary to commensurate with education and experience.

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• This is a 1-year term staff position with the possibility of renewal based upon performance and the availability of funding.
• No visa sponsorship is available for this position.
• This is a full-time, onsite position based in Ithaca.

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